Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Sri Lanka

Cereal production in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 4,744,648 t. Ranked 62 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 398.5%.

2023 4.74M t +29.52% vs 2022
World rank 62of 180
Period maximum 5.63M t2021
Period minimum 795,199 t1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Sri Lanka, 1961–202302M4M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 951,868 t1963: 1,076,631 t1965: 795,199 t1967: 1,190,706 t1969: 1,412,377 t1971: 1,421,355 t1973: 1,353,723 t1975: 1,211,357 t1977: 1,719,023 t1979: 1,955,033 t1981: 2,265,866 t1983: 2,528,616 t1985: 2,702,001 t1987: 2,177,294 t1989: 2,101,237 t1991: 2,429,895 t1993: 2,609,310 t1995: 2,850,089 t1997: 2,268,861 t1999: 2,893,630 t2001: 2,728,140 t2003: 3,106,450 t2005: 3,294,530 t2007: 3,193,100 t2009: 3,788,070 t2011: 4,038,207 t2013: 4,837,225 t2015: 5,055,088 t2017: 2,584,660 t2019: 4,843,381 t2021: 5,630,774 t2023: 4,744,648 t
Change over the period: +3.79M (+398.46%) Average annual rate: 2.62 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 4.74M t
World 3.12B t
South Asia 456M t
Southern Asia computed 535M t
Cereal production — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 4.74M +1.08M +29.52%
2022 3.66M −1.97M −34.94%
2021 5.63M +189,639 +3.49%
2020 5.44M +597,754 +12.34%
2019 4.84M +635,223 +15.1%
2018 4.21M +1.62M +62.81%
2017 2.58M −2.09M −44.69%
2016 4.67M −382,292 −7.56%
2015 5.06M +1.42M +39.21%
2014 3.63M −1.21M −24.93%
2013 4.84M +782,374 +19.29%
2012 4.05M +16,644 +0.41%
2011 4.04M −431,533 −9.65%
2010 4.47M +681,670 +18%
2009 3.79M −229,550 −5.71%
2008 4.02M +824,520 +25.82%
2007 3.19M −202,930 −5.98%
2006 3.4M +101,500 +3.08%
2005 3.29M +626,290 +23.47%
2004 2.67M −438,210 −14.11%
2003 3.11M +216,270 +7.48%
2002 2.89M +162,040 +5.94%
2001 2.73M −167,900 −5.8%
2000 2.9M +2,410 +0.08%
1999 2.89M +162,809 +5.96%
1998 2.73M +461,960 +20.36%
1997 2.27M +170,084 +8.1%
1996 2.1M −751,312 −26.36%
1995 2.85M +127,635 +4.69%
1994 2.72M +113,144 +4.34%
1993 2.61M +235,428 +9.92%
1992 2.37M −56,013 −2.31%
1991 2.43M −148,965 −5.78%
1990 2.58M +477,623 +22.73%
1989 2.1M −422,676 −16.75%
1988 2.52M +346,619 +15.92%
1987 2.18M −461,267 −17.48%
1986 2.64M −63,440 −2.35%
1985 2.7M +234,431 +9.5%
1984 2.47M −61,046 −2.41%
1983 2.53M +336,073 +15.33%
1982 2.19M −73,323 −3.24%
1981 2.27M +95,476 +4.4%
1980 2.17M +215,357 +11.02%
1979 1.96M +22,796 +1.18%
1978 1.93M +213,214 +12.4%
1977 1.72M +412,625 +31.58%
1976 1.31M +95,041 +7.85%
1975 1.21M −439,458 −26.62%
1974 1.65M +297,092 +21.95%
1973 1.35M +11,109 +0.83%
1972 1.34M −78,741 −5.54%
1971 1.42M −222,838 −13.55%
1970 1.64M +231,816 +16.41%
1969 1.41M +26,736 +1.93%
1968 1.39M +194,935 +16.37%
1967 1.19M +179,202 +17.72%
1966 1.01M +216,305 +27.2%
1965 795,199 −304,943 −27.72%
1964 1.1M +23,511 +2.18%
1963 1.08M +14,803 +1.39%
1962 1.06M +109,960 +11.55%
1961 951,868

Southern Asia, 2023

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About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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